Photos.. Yemeni air defense enters the battle and drops a US plane “MQ9” in the capital Sanaa

Yemeni air defense units and the People’s Committees, on Sunday, 1 October 2017, managed to shoot down an American spy plane in Sanaa.

A military source confirmed that the air defenses shot down a US spy plane (MQ 9) unmanned aerial over the capital Sanaa after being targeted by a suitable rocket.
The source did not specify the type of weapon that shoot down the plane , but he confirmed the plane was shoot down and the type of weapon would be detected in due time.

The leader of the revolution of September 21, Mr. Abdul Malik Badr al-Din al-Houthi, said in a speech on September 20 that Yemeni air defenses could develop their capabilities against of US military technology, which has been waging an aggression against Yemen for more than two and a half years.

The MQ-9 is an unmanned aerial spy aircraft with high technological produced by General Atomics of America for use as a rocket launcher in combat. It is used in the United States Air Force and in the United Kingdom Air Force and has previously been used to strike sites in Afghanistan.